Khan Shamsur Rahman

Khan Shamsur Rahman (Bengali: খান শামসুর রহমান), also known as Khan Mohammad Shamsur Rahman,[1] was a Bangladeshi diplomat and the first ambassador of Bangladesh to the Soviet Union.[2] He was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[3]

Khan Shamsur Rahman
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupationdiplomat
TitleAmbassador of Bangladesh to the Soviet Union
Term1972-1975
SuccessorShamsul Hoq

Career

Rahman came first in the Central Superior Services examinations of 1951.[4]

In the 1960s, Rahman was stationed in the Pakistan Embassy in Indonesia.[4]

Rahman was an accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case in 1968 that accused a number of Bengalis of working with India for the succession of East Pakistan.[4] His defence lawyer was his older brother Ataur Rahman Khan who was the former Chief Minister of East Pakistan.[5] He was one of three civil service officers charged in the Agartala case.[6]

After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Rahman was appointed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the first ambassador of Bangladesh to the Soviet Union.[4] On 10 January 1972, he received Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the airport when he returned to Independent Bangladesh from prison in Pakistan.[7] He served from 17 February 1972 to 4 August 1975 and was replaced by Shamsul Hoq.[8] Rahman was posted High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[7] He presented his credentials to President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 1 August.[9][10]

Death

Rahman died in October 2010.[4] He was 84 at the time of his death.[11]

References
  1. Rahman, Syedur (2010-04-27). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  2. Ali, S. M. (1973). After the Dark Night: Problems of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Thomson Press (India), Publication Division. p. 156.
  3. Ahsan, Syed Badrul. "The many tales of our diplomats abroad". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. Ahsan, Syed Badrul (2011-01-12). "A scholar, Agartala and history". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. "THE ROAD FROM AGARTALA – AsianAffairs". 2021-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. Rahman (Sheikh), Mujibur (1972). Bangladesh, My Bangladesh: Selected Speeches and Statements, October 28, 1970, to March 26, 1971. Orient Longman. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-8046-8822-2.
  7. "Diplomacy and Selection of Ambassadors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  8. "ROLL OF HONOUR – EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  9. Translations on South and East Asia. U.S. Joint Publications Research Service. 1976.
  10. Sen, Achintya (1991). People, Power, Politics, 1972-1991. Pinaki Das.
  11. "Recalling our very own Dr Johnson - Op-Ed - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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